Have I mentioned that I hate Haikus? Not real haiku, but haiku as it has been translated into American. I don’t speak Japanese–well, not much. Very little, but I have been told by a Japanese student that my pronunciation is remarkable. Which, I suspect, is only true in comparison to this student’s experience with other …
Category Archive: Science
Apr 08 2013
Science, Science, Science, Science, Penis Size, Science, Etc….
The papers were released online— They numbered sixty-six— So, how to make one paper shine? The writers have their tricks. A catchy title sure is fine To pluck you from the mix A subject could be quite divine, But leave you in a fix…. See, that one wrote of saving wine, But this one wrote …
Mar 03 2013
If You Don’t Agree With This, You’re An Idiot
It’s the modern world I live in, And I use it when I can I get all my information From my common, fellow man I won’t venture an opinion Till I see what others think— And I’ll read it all in pixels, Cos I cannot wait for ink. Yes, the internet is perfect When you …
Feb 26 2013
On Belief
There is a group of people (they’ll be named before too long) Who are likely to believe a thing They’ve just been shown… is wrong. They’re wrong, it seems, quite often, But in truth, it brings no shame; The errors are so commonplace We’ve given each a name! There’s type 1 and type 2 error— …
Feb 19 2013
Believing In Both God And Evolution
You believe in evolution In this modern Christian day Though your God was the Creator Evolution was His way So you see no contradiction And you tell me I am wrong When I say that God and science Really cannot get along You believe in evolution As a Christian, so you say, And that blind, …
Feb 18 2013
There Are Times I Just Hate The Brain
Your brain does this; your brain does that; Your brain does other stuff. Your brain controls your body, and (If that was not enough) Your brain makes all your choices, and Your brain dreams all your dreams— So much of what you are is in Your brain… or so it seems. I’ve learned about neurology, …
Feb 12 2013
There It Is! Oxytocin!
Just in time for Valentines Day, Scientific American has an article on oxytocin and long-lasting love. If cupid had studied neuroscience, he’d know to aim his arrows at the brain rather than the heart. Recent research suggests that for love to last, it’s best he dip those arrows in oxytocin. This article is better than …
Jan 25 2013
At The Dalai Lama’s Science Conference…
They’re analyzing consciousness By means of introspection And none of them have noticed that They’ve looked the wrong direction. The Dalai Lama saw the moon Was not lit from within He shared his observation (To his tutors’ great chagrin) Tibetan thought did not survive Objective observation The moon was not a lantern— That was just …
Jan 16 2013
It’s A Cuttlefish Thing
It may seem outrageous; it may seem bizarre, But sometimes that’s just how things are. We can’t really question the things that we see Or make a suggestion to change ‘em The things that we note are the way things must be We’re not gods, so we can’t re-arrange ‘em. We each have our interests, …
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Mar 30 2013
Writing For The New York Times Isn’t Rocket Science
Media, Science, social commentary, We are all so screwed.
by Cuttlefish
He made a mean lasagna And was quite a dad indeed, But what really made him stand apart Was how he wrote a lede— Now, there’s some that lede with puzzles, And there’s me, that ledes with rhymes But cheap clichés won’t work At the respected New York Times His devotion to his family Was …
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